Please list any and all that you know, especially those in the new testament.
2007-09-21 09:16:48 · 19 answers · asked by labken1817 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God “gives them over” to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual “offenders” will not inherit the kingdom of God.
God does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. A person may be born with a greater susceptibility to homosexuality, just as people are born with a tendency to violence and other sins. That does not excuse the person choosing to sin by giving into their sinful desires. If a person is born with a greater susceptibility to anger / rage, does that make it right for then to give into those desires? Of course not! The same is true for homosexuality.
However, the Bible does not describe homosexuality as a “greater” sin than any other. All sin is offensive to God. Homosexuality is just one of the many things listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person from the kingdom of God. According to the Bible, God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
There is a "ministry" / "church" in the United States that promotes the slogan "God hates fags!" This group pickets gay parades, gay bars, gay events, etc. This group has even picketed the funerals of gay people, shouting to the attendees that the gay person is now burning in Hell for being a "fag." On its website, this group has a counter which updates daily how long a certain gay person has supposedly been in Hell. Recently, the "God hates fags" group has begun protesting at military funerals, claiming that the soldier was killed because the USA is supporting the homosexual agenda. Does God really hate "fags"?
Proverbs 6:16-19 tells us, "There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers." Notice that homosexuality does not make this list. It would be more Biblical to promote phrases such as "God hates liars" and "God hates murderers." In fact, the Bible nowhere directly states that God hates homosexuals or homosexuality.
That does not mean that the Bible approves of homosexuality. The Bible consistently tells us that homosexuality is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Homosexuality is described as an abomination. Romans 1:26-27 teaches explicitly that homosexuality is a result of a continual rebellion against God. When a person continues in disbelief, the Bible tells us that God “gives them over,” God allows them to experience their sinful desires and the resulting consequences. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God. Homosexuality is immoral and unnatural. It is a perversion of the "natural order" and more importantly, God's view of sex.
With all that said, the Bible does not describe homosexuality as a “greater” sin that any other. All sin is offensive to God. Homosexuality is just one of the many things listed in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 that will keep a person from the kingdom of God. According to the Bible, God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
Does God hate homosexuals? No. Does God approve of homosexuality? Absolutely not. Can a person truly be a Christian and at the same time a practicing homosexual? No (1 Corinthians 6:9). The "God hates fags" ministry fails miserably in the message it proclaims. Ephesians 4:15 instructs us to "speak the truth...in love." 1 Peter 3:15 teaches us to proclaim the truth, but to do so with "gentleness and respect." We must uphold the truth of God's Word in proclaiming the sinfulness of homosexuality. However, we must uphold this truth in a loving, gentle, and respectful manner. We must warn homosexuals about the eternal dangers of continued rebellion against God. At the same time, our message should be focused on the forgiveness and freedom from sin that is available through the Lord Jesus Christ.
2007-09-21 09:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Genesis 19:1-29; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 2 Peter 2:7-8; Jude 7.
2007-09-21 16:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by cheir 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about New Testament, but there is a line Leviticus 18:22 saying "Thou shal not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination" This obviously forbids samesex male relationships, and it is implied to forbid lesbian ones as well. Also, many people think that the reaon Sodom was destroyed in Genesis was because the people commited homosexual acts (hence the term sodomy)
2007-09-21 16:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by ddrapayo 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. New testament doesn't say a whole lot about it except that Jesus said that nothing from the law (the old testament) would be abolished.
2007-09-21 16:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by profsparro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None of them. The word nor did the concept exist when it was first written. Some modern translations have inserted the word but it is not found in the originals. And I'm sure some will be shocked to learn that Leviticus does not contain the word homosexual: "Thou shal not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination," says nothing about homosexuality.
And the term sodomy is an invention of the middle ages.
2007-09-21 16:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by Holy Cow! 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What people dont understand is that bible verses are just that...verses. Excerpts taken from a story line within the bible. Unless you know the entire of the story the bible verse can mean something entirely diffrent from what you are applying it to. And for the record why is it so wrong for a man to love a man and a woman to love a woman? They are happy and find everlasting love just as a Woman and a Man do. As long as it makes you happy to love someone at all, reguardless of sex, more power to you :)
2007-09-21 16:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Genesis 1:1
2007-09-21 16:22:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Please look up Strong's Concodance Online, and do a search under the following words and phrases:
1. Lie with a man as with a woman
2. Sodomite(s)
3. Effeminate
4. Abusers of themselves with mankind
There are others, but this is a good starting place.
2007-09-21 16:23:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it is in the Book of Brucey, chapter 6 verse 9
2007-09-21 17:38:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Romans 1
24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves, 25because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural, 27and in the same way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with women, were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men and received in their own persons the due penalty for their error.
1 Corinthians 6
9Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, 10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers-none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
2007-09-21 16:20:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋